prata
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Etymology
From Tamil பரோட்டா (parōṭṭā), related to Hindi पराठा (parāṭhā). Doublet of parotta and paratha.
Noun
prata (uncountable)
- (chiefly Singapore) Synonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)
- 2018 September 5, Florence Fong, “Egg Prata With Fish Curry Potato Chips Taste Test: Nice Or Not?”, in Today, Singapore, archived from the original on 9 April 2019:
- The fact that these guys were cocky enough to not merely name this snack a perfectly acceptable prata and curry, but egg prata with fish curry, made us quite certain […].
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prata, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- + *-us. Doublet of prato and chato.
Compare Portuguese prata.
Pronunciation
Noun
prata f (uncountable)
Derived terms
- herba da prata
- prateiro
- pratería
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “prata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “prata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “prata”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpra.ta/, [ˈprät̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpra.ta/, [ˈpräːt̪ä]
Noun
prāta
References
- prata in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Verb
prata
Alternative forms
Verb
prata
- inflection of prate:
- simple past
- past participle
Alternative forms
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Vulgar Latin *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- + *-us. The term originally meant “flattened” in Latin, having the change in sense to “silver” because it was often made into sheets. Doublet of prato and *chato
Cognate with Old Spanish plata.
Pronunciation
Noun
prata f (uncountable)
- silver (metal)
- 1289, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Fueros municipales de Santiago y de su tierra, Madrid: Ediciones Castilla, page 114:
- os ouriuez non deuen a fondir moeda nihua que seja, saluo sua prata quando lle seyr salagre
- the goldsmiths shall not smelt any coin whatsoever, except of their silver when it results brittle
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 318 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.
- How Holy Mary avenged Herself on the cleric who stole the silver from the cross.
- silver; silverware (any items made from silver)
Derived terms
- pratado
- prateiro
Descendants
References
- Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “prata”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “p@ata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “prata”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese prata, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *plattus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- + *-us. Compare Galician prata and Spanish plata. See also the related prato and chato.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atɐ
- Hyphenation: pra‧ta
Noun
prata f (usually uncountable, plural pratas)
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ag | |
| Previous: paládio (Pd) | |
| Next: cádmio (Cd) | |
- (chemistry) silver (chemical element)
- silver (coins)
- silver (cutlery)
- silver (items made from silver)
Derived terms
Noun
prata f (plural pratas)
Etymology
Noun
prata
Etymology
From Middle Low German praten, compare English prate and prattle, Faroese práta.
Pronunciation
Verb
prata (present pratar, preterite pratade, supine pratat, imperative prata)
- to talk, to speak (informally)
- Har du pratat med din bror om den där bilen han skulle sälja?
- Have you spoken to your brother about that car he intended to sell?
Usage notes
Språka is quite rare and is used about close or intimate talk. Prata is the most common, and is mainly used of informal talking. Tala is a more formal word in its own right, and mainly used about formal speeches, lecturing etc., but also in some expressions. In imperative it is also an encouragement to speak up.
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | prata | pratas | ||
| Supine | pratat | pratats | ||
| Imperative | prata | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | praten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | pratar | pratade | pratas | pratades |
| Ind. plural1 | prata | pratade | pratas | pratades |
| Subjunctive2 | prate | pratade | prates | pratades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | pratande | |||
| Past participle | pratad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of prata (weak)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- prata in Svensk ordbok.
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